What artists say about working with Matt...

"Best Producer" nominee Matt was nominated for "Best Producer" at the 2017 Heavy Music Awards.[www.heavymusicawards.com]

AFI "Matt and I gelled really well and our approaches on recording dovetailed. He's a great producer and was open to doing things differently than he normally would with no ego." [www.loudwire.com]

All Hail The Yeti "Matt Hyde was instrumental; he understood what we were doing musically and used that to pull the best out of us." [www.blabbermouth.com]
"Matt was really one of the best things that happened to AHTY... Matt brought an outside element that made this record what it is." [www.guitarworld.com]

Deftones

Drum Miking with Deftones Producer Matt Hyde and Hummingbird Mic

Moreno has been enjoying working with producer Matt Hyde, who did production and engineering on Koi No Yokan. "We thought it would be good to have somebody there who knows us well and who can keep us on track," Moreno says. "He's done a great job." (The singer also beams about Hyde's C.V., since, in addition to Deftones, he co-produced the self-titled debut for Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell's Porno for Pyros project - "one of my favorites.") [www.rollingstone.com]

Children Of Bodom "We took a bit more time on the songwriting and we worked with a producer this time, which was new for us. He was a good dude, Matt Hyde; he made sure the wheels were in motion and cracking the whip, something was always happening and people were not slacking off or anything... I'm actually really proud of this one as it was pretty much recorded in three weeks and it's better-played than anything we have done before." [www.blabbermouth.com]

Skeletonwitch "Under the watchful eye of [Matt] Hyde, a Grammy winner who's also worked with Slayer, Hatebreed, No Doubt, Porno For Pyros, and Sum 41, among others, they've managed to regain their early atmospheric density, only on a larger, more stadium-ready scale. It's darker and heavier than the last three... Really, Forever is the rare example of a big-name producer actually helping a metal band progress." [www.pitchfork.com]

Children Of Bodom "We worked super-hard on this album, at least for me it was pretty much no sleep or rest for six weeks," stated Laiho. "But we were determined to make the best COB album ever, so we were willing to do whatever it took. Of course, having our producer Matt Hyde kicking our asses 24/7 definitely made the results even better, so obviously we're more than anxious to get this album out there." [www.sonicabuse.com]

The 69 Eyes
"He's cleaned the table and dusted the skeletons!" singer Jyrki 69 laughs. "It's like when Rick Rubin helped The Cult discover them on 'Electric' - we made a similar spiritual journey with Matt... Matt Hyde's ultra-tight production has brought the danger back to The 69 Eyes' sound."
[www.69eyes.com]

Slayer
Kerry King says: "Matt Hyde, on this new record, he was there 24-7. He was a fucking god. He is truly awesome." [www.jedbangers.tripod.com]
"I really didn't know Matt until we went in with him to do 'Bloodline' for the Dracula 2000 soundtrack," says King. "But I was really pleased with his work ethic, and everything he did for that song. So I was like, 'I totally want this guy to do the next record!' " [www.musiciansfriend.com]
In 2000, when Slayer were ready to start recording, producer Rick Rubin told them he didn't want to work on another violent, aggressive album and suggested the band track the record with producer Matt Hyde. The band tried him out on the song "Bloodline," which appeared in the film Dracula 2000. The collaboration went well and Slayer and Hyde entered Bryan Adams' The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, in spring 2001. [www.loudwire.com]